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"Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan (Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan)" · Public domain
Conflict South Asia

Mughal-Rajput Wars

1557 CE – 1707 CE · 150 years

A series of wars between the Mughal emperors and the Hindu Rajput kingdoms. While Akbar won many Rajputs as allies, Mewar resisted for generations until Aurangzeb's campaigns finally subdued them.

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Mughal–Rajput wars on Wikipedia.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Mughal Empire
  • Rajput kingdoms (Mewar, Marwar)

Key moments

Defining events in the Mughal-Rajput Wars.

  1. 1568 Siege of Chittorgarh
  2. 1576 Battle of Haldighati
  3. 1569 Siege of Ranthambore

Elsewhere in South Asia at the time

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Taj Mahal

1632 CE – still standing

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1595 CE – 1707 CE

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Hampi

1336 CE – 1565 CE

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Ceylon

Attested 1650 CE – 1938 CE

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Maratha Empire Expansion

1674 CE – 1761 CE

Landmark · South Asia

Meenakshi Temple

1600 CE – still standing

Polity · South Asia

Orissa

Attested 1000 CE – 1600 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1557 CE and 1707 CE.

1571 CE Fatehpur Sikri 1595 CE Mughal–Deccan Wars 1600 CE Meenakshi Temple 1604 CE Golden Temple 1632 CE Taj Mahal

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Image credits 6 pictures from Wikimedia Commons
  • Mughal–Rajput wars "Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan (Mirza 'Abd al-Rahim, Khan-i khanan)" · Public domain
  • Taj Mahal Yann; edited by Jim Carter · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Hampi iMahesh · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Flag of Sri Lanka Original: Sri Lanka Vectorization: Zscout370, Mike Rohsopht · Public domain
  • Meenakshi Temple எஸ்ஸார் · CC BY 3.0
  • Odisha Udayakuni · CC BY-SA 3.0